Purim for Hebrew Year 6336 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים, Pûrîm “lots”, from the word פור pur, also called the Festival of Lots) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman in the ancient Persian Empire, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Purim 2573 | 14 Adar II 6333 | ||
Purim 2574 | 14 Adar 6334 | ||
Purim 2575 | 14 Adar II 6335 | ||
Purim 2576 | 14 Adar 6336 | ||
Purim 2577 | 14 Adar 6337 | ||
Purim 2578 | 14 Adar II 6338 | ||
Purim 2579 | 14 Adar 6339 | ||
Purim 2580 | 14 Adar 6340 |
Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16
JPS Commentary on Esther
by Adele Berlin
Five Megilloth and Jonah
by H. L. Ginsberg
Megillat Esther
by J. T. Waldman
The Story of Esther
by Eric A. Kimmel
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